Diabetes decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the cases of increased rating for diabetes mellitus and TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran needs an additional VA examination to assess his type II diabetes mellitus, including any complications such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes, to include as secondary to exposure to toxic herbicides and/or jet fuel due to a lack of sufficient analysis in the previous decision. The AOJ is required to obtain further information regarding the Veteran's alleged exposures and provide an adequate medical opinion.

The Veteran's diabetes and hypertension are granted as presumptively related to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Korea. However, the claim for glaucoma is denied.,Service connection for hypertension is granted based on the presumption of herbicide agent exposure, effective from August 10, 2022 (PACT Act).,The Veteran's glaucoma is not found to be related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and hand shaking were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and remanded the claims for sleep apnea (OSA) and neurocognitive disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss have been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for diabetes has been granted, with the benefit of doubt being conferred in his favor.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted with an effective date of April 24, 2017.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted with a disability rating of 40 percent for each leg.,The Veteran's eye disability (cataracts) and headaches are remanded as the evidence is insufficient to determine their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, bilateral leg swelling, diabetes mellitus, right knee and ankle pain, left hip pain, chronic back pain, hypertension, headaches, and prostate cancer. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or the presumption of herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the propriety of reducing a 100 percent disability rating for Rosai-Dorfman Disease after June 1, 2016 and the issues regarding higher ratings for left eye atrophy and blindness, diabetes insipidus, and seizure disorder as residuals of Rosai-Dorfman Disease. The remand requires an in-person VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected Rosai-Dorfman Disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for CAD, diabetes, IBS, and a genitourinary disability are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The AOJ is required to obtain VA opinions regarding herbicide exposure and its relation to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, Type II, as these conditions are presumed to be due to the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2 contributed substantially or materially to his death.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, left foot neuropathy, right foot neuropathy, and right upper leg neuropathy due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran's service records do not indicate any exposure to herbicide agents or other potential causative factors.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was implicitly denied in the January 2010 and July 2011 rating decisions due to the relatedness of his diabetes and PTSD claims, which were part of the same appeal process. The effective date for any future TDIU determination would be fixed based on when an increase in disability is shown to have occurred.

The Board has determined that there are incomplete service treatment records and a need for clarification of the Veteran's periods of active duty, inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA), and active duty for training (ACDUTRA). As such, these issues are being remanded to allow for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability. The decision is based on evidence showing a causal relationship between the Veteran's diabetes and his treatment for his service-connected low back condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and requests for additional information from private providers.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for hernia, testicular disorder (epididymitis), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or chronic kidney disease. The issues of service connection for these conditions are being remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further development.